Colossal 'Terror Bird' Fossil Unveiled as Apex Predator
A newly identified fossil of a 'terror bird' from the Middle Miocene era, discovered in Colombia, may represent the largest known member of its kind. The fossil, a fragment of a lower leg bone, suggests the bird was over 2.5 meters tall and weighed more than 150 kilograms. This discovery, detailed in a study published in Papers in Palaeontology, marks the northernmost evidence of such birds in South America and hints at a possible new species within the phorusrhacid group, although the limited material prevents definitive classification.